I have been serving for years in a ministry called Super Saturday at Juvenile Detention facilities around Houston. A couple of years ago, a friend at church introduced me to another opportunity named Kairos. It is “a Christian...
Three years ago, the company where I worked in the aviation industry closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The employees were given two months' notice. At that time, it was not easy to find work in that industry as it was one of the hardest hit...
My parents arrived for a visit on June 14. My mother has been coming from Colombia once a year, but this time my father also came. He and I had not seen each other for five years. My daughter was turning 15, and he was here to help us...
How we anticipated a special weekend recently when some elderly close friends invited our young family to join them on their live-aboard boat docked in Mississippi. On Saturday night while we all went out to dinner, it began raining and the dock...
For nearly two years, I have felt the Lord telling me that my husband and I would have another child, that our family of four was not yet complete. My response each time was, "Ok, I hear You, but I am not ready." After nearly losing my life from...
It's a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray. Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid - When you give yourself away. People never crumble in a day. It’s a slow fade. For the most part, I have always...
I have always been a really healthy person. On the rare occasions that I do get sick, it is invariably a mild case. That is why what happened this spring is so baffling to me. In late April I was on a trip with friends. I was not feeling great...
Each summer, my family volunteers at a camp for families with special needs members. It is something we look forward to every year and are so blessed to be a part of. My family and I recently packed up and headed into the mountains of East...
My son-in-law is an Emergency Room doctor. With his compassion, knowledge and ability to grasp a situation and make fast decisions, he is perfect for the role and loves what he does. The last few years have been particularly...
I had never paid much attention to bees until one particular summer when my wife, two children, and I visited my parents in upstate New York. We always looked forward to spending time with many family members in that area. That summer, my...
